Zhao Nan couldn't help but freeze at Beirut's words.
He hadn't expected Beirut to be so ruthless, putting a Paragon to work as a laborer.
Seeing Zhao Nan's expression, Beirut immediately explained, "Although Magnus is a Fate Paragon, he isn't a Chief God's emissary.
But he knows Augusta, and they have a good relationship."
After saying this, Beirut paused, then continued, "I may despise Augusta's character—he's not only greedy and jealous, but also extremely arrogant.
But the fact that he's managed to hold on to his position as Chief Sovereign of Light all this time proves he isn't a fool.
What's more, a Paragon is already powerful enough to be friends with a Chief God, or even an Overgod.
Magnus is one of the few Paragons who has connections with Augusta."
Zhao Nan fell silent at these words.
He had thought of how, in the original story, Linley had still managed to survive after banishing Magnus.
Clearly, Augusta hadn't cared much about Magnus.
So was Beirut treating him the way Augusta had treated Magnus?
For a moment, Zhao Nan couldn't help but sink into thought.
But he quickly came back to himself.
He'd never intended to rely on Beirut for anything.
His relationship with Beirut was more of a partnership. Zhao Nan had obtained a Sovereign Spark from Beirut, and in return, Beirut had asked Zhao Nan to take him out of the Yulan Continent and protect him from being hunted down by Augusta, the Chief Sovereign of Light.
But then Zhao Nan wondered why he had such thoughts in the first place.
He'd always thought the same way as before, so why had this notion suddenly occurred to him today?
After all, once cultivators reached a certain level, they couldn't even dream. How could he have a thought like